Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-11-22
TIE GRANGE

The Interest In and strength OF The
grange - steadily increasing. The imPof-
taus obstacles ar being gradually over
come The farmers. the Class who sre IN
tsr..tsd and for whom the Order is Intend.
rt e.pseially, are 10 many cases scattered
Ant isolated 80 that association and or
s.plf,tior have been SLOW ard dincalt
P..t s1perlsucs has taught them D. look
with suspleiOn upon any uss move whleh
rr,tspded 10 bs 10 thsir oshsL The habit
~ sslf.rsliant exclusiveness which eifcaEl'
stances have f0rcsd upon ihsm has -
strong a hold that they are slow 10 fecos'
ulrc ne b-ns cls of The instltatiou. There
have been 80 many wolves In sleeps eloth'
Ing smorg ths farmers thst many Who have
besn bitten prefer ne protection OF thslf
ovu pfiss,s castle 10 the danger of bsipg
turned into Tie camp Of The enemy II they
Ioir an organized movement The grange
a.. been snesrtd AZ. and Granger has
e-,u u.sd A. a term Of rvpfosch, sni every
,rrrr..isr movcnsui oftbs order has BEN
cl.s.sd VITA the insane rssinss OF soSlal-
lsts. and TIE attempt has BEEN tnaoe 70 Sls'
pee OF The leaders ~ comparing then 70
daugerOus r,yolul0nists. bat the ofuet
IA. lived and eontinued to ihefe.se. us
leaders have beea csaiioas and no taesseie
has besn adopted % proposed IN CO. nles
slth the bsst Interests of sociey' oshe'
classes have been male 10 resllte tae
strength and impoFtAree OF The rur. popa'
l.iion A. well ~ their intellssnee, sn1 sie
b.sinuiDg 20 see tha, the safety OF society
dsp~nds upon the general dinaslon %
kpowlsdgs snd innasrcc among eoanuy
n.ople whsie virtue and morsliy txist ~
heir naiaral stsie insieai OF being eonnnei
to the statute boOks llke Other coenut
proiacc which Il canned Tor ihe Guy
marksts. .,,
Th~ pflncip!e 80 plaiEly stated sod fisld'
IN .fh'rvt a., Keep politics out oi 'he
grange 30, carry grange prineiple- ln'o
contics.- has ben = stsors point sni
sr,,t safeguard. Othsr organisations have
s.~n on he watch sni. seeing TIE lncrsn-
lur possr of the grange AMI preferring 70
b~ Id rather than driven. have oesn ID
aoe-t to Weld soGe poluts which ihe signs
al ths tlmes rendered necessary.
Th- gr.pgr l. q txrd ins,iiauon; IL Is
roo,..i iu tbs heart 0f the earnest. candid
,ur,l population Who have fet The need ana
sur,red fur tns want OF some sach nesus
al ...oclstiOn. adyshcemsut aud edaesion
a long tbat they were ready 10 take nola
OF 4, as sooa a. thsy o~eame eoh'lneea OF
10 sincsrliy. -
Thoasands u farmers wives look Tor
uard to me grange msetlugs rs 'he oet
,,.st IA. sivs- them relief frOm ,he mo-
,o,onoa. rOutlue Of home dutie-; The III
s,.,v ,x.rcls~. euliiysts th0oght snd 'f'
preston dl.ea.sioa aud eonpsIison hs'.
sroken down The barrier u sxeiuslsrness,
,na improy-nsui Instead Of being limited
a. ~. has Oesn fsii sni adopted oy ihe
Ia oue sssk tAls fall ten new granees
A,ys ben organized. located .. follows
twO In AisDams. Que 10 Ses hsm
- IN I..,i.p.. one In North Carolina. one
ia Orsson. ard four in Rhode islahc'
Th,. .bows that The mlvensBt 10 not sec.
tiou,l spd that usdsr all conditions OF
climate ssd location ibe 5en'nis arr s'
coming rreoxuizrd and The good Noik u
rolus on. Il n Mirror aAs firn.er'